Improvement in churn-dashers



Patented Nov. 14,1871l EZRAJ ASHTON. |mprovement in Cham-Dashers. nN0`.12o,928.

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E .ZRA J. ASHTON, OF UTIOA, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHURN-DASHERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 120,928, dated November14, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EZRA J. AsHToN, of Utica, in the county of Clark andState of Indiana, have invented certain Improvements in Ohurns, of whichthe followin g is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing.

My invention relates to barrel-churns; and consists in the novelconstruction of the dasher.

In the drawing, Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section of thechurn. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the dasher, and Fig. 3 is acrosssection of a portion of the dasher.

I construct the barrel A and cover E of my churn in any of the ordinaryimproved methods and out of any suitable materials. I make the dasher intwo parts, C and D. The lower or main portion C is made bell-shaped, andprovided with a series of holes, a., arranged in the same vertical andhorizontal lines, and running in a slanting direction from its outer toits inner side.l This is securely attached to the end of the handle B.Immediately over this bell-shaped portion is placed a bell-shaped cap,D, with its sides cut away so as to leave fmgers I) equal in number tothe vertical rows of holes c, and is so arranged that the` fingers willcome directly over the holes. The sides of the cap are made more ilaringthan those of the part C, so that when in position the `ngers will standont a little distance from the holes, and as clearly shown in Figs.l and2. The edges of the ngers b may be made beveling, so as to make theircorners or edges sharp, as seen in Fig. 3. The cap D has asquare'opening in its top, so as to fit immovably on the handle B, whichis made square near its lower end for that purpose, and it is held inplace by a pin, c, passing through the handle, as clearly shown in Fig.l. It may be adjusted at any desired distance from the lower portion Cby inserting washers between them.

The operation of a dasher thus constructed in its upward and downwardmovements upon the cream is apparent. The cream, being constantly forcedb ackward and forward through the openings c and against and about thefingers b, must be quickly broken up; and from the peculiar form of thedasher the butter will be gathered as fast as it is separated from thecream.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- A churn-flasher,consisting of the bell-shaped portion C and the cap D, when constructedand arranged for operation, substantially as herein described.

EZRA J. ASHTON.

Witnesses:

J. MCKENNEY, H. B. MUNN.

